This Volume to Weight Chart will help with food, pomander, potpourri, sachet, and tea recipes.  Sometimes recipe amounts are given by volume, sometimes by weight. A Volume to Weight Chart makes it easy to use either. Use Fennel seed, Bay leaves, Celery seed, Cardamon, Caraway seeds, and Anise star add rich flavor to culinary recipes. Use Ginger root, Allspice, and Licorice root for pomanders. Lemon balm, Juniper berries, leaves from the Linden tree, Lemon verbena, Lemon thyme as well as Uva ursi, Hawthorn berries, Yarrow flower, Pennyroyal, Feverfew, and Hyssop are but a few of the ingredients to measure for potpourri recipes. Benzoin, Lavender flowers, Sassafras root, Rose bud, and Eucalyptus leaves may be measured for sachets. Hibiscus flowers, Rosehips, Yerba santa, Sarsaparilla root, Chicory root, Cornsilk, and Safflower are great for herbal teas. Valerian root, White willow bark, and White oak bark are often put in capsules to take for medicinal purposes.  

Key:

c/s - cut and sifted

decort. - decorticated (removal of the outer layer)

One Cup =	oz.		One Cup =	oz.
Alfalfa leaf c/s	1.32		Lemon peel c/s	3.01
Allspice ground	4.05		Lemon peel granulated	4.43
Allspice whole	3.18		Lemon thyme c/s	1.19
Angelica root c/s	3.34		Lemon verbena leaf c/s	1.13
Anise seed ground	3.58		Licorice mint (anise hyssop)	1.14
Anise seed whole	3.48		Licorice root c/s	3.01
Anise star ground	3.88		Licorice stick whole 8"	0.39 (avg.)
Anise star whole	2.22		Life everlasting flowers whole	0.54
Annatto seeds whole	5.81		Linden leaf & flower whole	0.31
Arnica flowers whole	0.75		Mace "siftings"	3.22
Balm of Gilead buds whole	3.23		Mace spice ground	4.51
Basil leaves imported c/s	1.57		Malva flowers whole, black	0.44
Bay leaves	0.26		Malva flowers whole, blue	0.28
Bayberry bark c/s	3.09		Myrrh gum c/s	5.02
Bayberry bark powder	4.03		Myrrh gum powder	5.46
Benzoin gum powder	4.01		Nutmeg ground	4.25
Birch bark c/s	3.94		Nutmeg whole	6.02
Blackberry leaf c/s	1.13		Oak moss c/s	0.29
Blueberry leaf c/s	0.61		Oak straw c/s	0.89
Borage leaf c/s	1.10		Orange peel c/s	3.63
Broom flowers whole	0.74		Orange peel granulated	2.81
Calamus root c/s	2.52		Orange petals whole	0.98
Calcatrippae flowers whole	0.40		Orris root natural c/s	4.30
Calendula flowers whole	0.90		Orris root natural powder	4.09
Canada snakeroot c/s	3.07		Orris root peeled c/s	5.58
Caraway seeds ground	3.48		Passion flower herb c/s	1.53
Caraway seed whole	3.95		Patchouli herb c/s	1.23
Cardamon seed decort. ground	3.75		Pennyroyal herb c/s	1.13
Cardamon seed decort. whole	5.88		Peppermint leaf c/s	1.54
Catnip herbs c/s	1.52		Pine cones 3/4"	0.59
Cedar chips red	0.62		Poppy flowers whole red	0.59
Celery seed whole	4.11		Raspberry leaf c/s	0.86
Chamomile flowers whole	0.76		Rose buds and petals pink	0.79
Chicory root raw c/s	4.44		Rose buds and petals red	0.65
Cinnamon ground	4.26		Rosehips seedless c/s	3.41
Cinnamon chips cut	4.69		Rosehips whole	3.62
Clover tops red	0.59		Rosemary leaf whole	1.09
Cloves ground	4.34		Rue herb c/s	1.89
Cloves whole	3.42		Safflower petals whole	0.77
Coriander seeds ground	3.57		Sage leaf whole	0.58
Coriander seed whole	2.94		Sandalwood yellow chips	2.90
Cornsilk c/s	0.54		Sandalwood yellow powder	3.53
Cubeb berry whole	2.60		Sarsaparilla root c/s	2.18
Cumin seeds ground	4.26		Sassafras root bark c/s	2.17
Cumin seeds whole	3.98		Saw palmetto berries whole	4.15
Dill seed whole	3.67		Senna leaf whole	0.68
Elder berries whole	3.65		Southernwood herb c/s	1.96
Elder flowers whole	1.68		Spearmint leaves c/s	1.46
Eucalyptus leaves c/s	1.99		Spina cristi whole	1.06
Fennel seed ground	3.41		Strawberry leaf c/s	1.55
Fennel seed whole	2.82		Sumac berries whole	3.58
Fenugreek seed whole	6.31		Tansy herb c/s	2.03
Feverfew flowers	0.54		Thyme leaf c/s	1.84
Frankincense tears	5.36		Tilia star flower whole	1.86
Frankincense powder	5.25		Tonka beans whole	4.13
Ginger root c/s	4.19		Uva ursi leaf whole	1.64
Ginger root ground	3.78		Valerian root c/s	5.47
Ginger root whole	3.70		Vetiver root c/s	0.94
Globe Amaranth flowers whole	0.47		Vetiver root powder	3.94
Hawthorn berries whole	3.97		Violet herb c/s	0.78
Heather flowers whole	1.05		White oak bark c/s	2.53
Hibiscus flowers whole	1.29		White pine bark c/s	2.34
Hibiscus flowers whole Mexican	0.98		White willow bark c/s	2.15
Hop flowers (sweet) whole	0.61		Wild cherry bark c/s	3.54
Hyssop herb c/s	1.45		Wintergreen leaf c/s	1.90
Juniper berries whole	2.99		Wood betony herb c/s	1.52
Kesu flowers whole	0.67		Woodruff herb c/s	1.15
Lavender flowers whole	1.01		Wormwood herb c/s	1.49
Lemon balm leaf c/s	0.69		Yarrow flower whole	0.30
Lemongrass c/s	1.40		Yerba santa leaf c/s	0.71
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